Research Fellow

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is a world-leading centre for research and postgraduate education in public and global health. Our mission is to is to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working in partnership to achieve excellence in public and global health research, education and translation of knowledge into policy and practice. 

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Research Fellow to join the world-leading tuberculosis (TB) Modelling group at LSHTM.

The successful candidate will be supervised by Dr Rebecca Clark and Prof Richard White and will join a highly successful and supportive TB modelling group, with scope to take initiative for research within the field.

The post-holder must have a postgraduate degree, ideally a doctoral degree, in a relevant topic and relevant experience with mathematical modelling of infectious diseases. Strong knowledge of a programming language (e.g. R, Python) is essential. Experience in mathematical modelling of TB and of modelling vaccines is desirable. Further particulars are included in the job description.

Applicants are encouraged to contact:

Dr Clark (Rebecca.Clark@lshtm.ac.uk), or Prof White (Richard.White@lshtm.ac.uk)

for an informal discussion prior to submitting a formal application.

The post is full-time 35 hours per week, 1.0 FTE and fixed-term until 30 June 2026 (with possibility of extension subject to funding). The post is funded by Open Philanthropy and available immediately. 

The salary will be on the Academic Pathway salary scale, Grade 6 in the range £45,097 - £51,156 per annum (inclusive of London Weighting). The post will be subject to the LSHTM terms and conditions of service.  Annual leave entitlement is 30 working days per year, pro rata for part time staff. In addition to this there are discretionary “Wellbeing Days”. Membership of the Pension Scheme is available. The post is based in London at LSHTM.

Applications should be made on-line by clicking the 'Apply' button, above.

Online applications will be accepted by the automated system until 10pm of the closing date.

Any queries regarding the application process may be addressed to jobs@lshtm.ac.uk.

Please quote reference EPH-EPED-2025-06.

The supporting statement section should set out how your qualifications, experience and training meet each of the selection criteria. Please provide one or more paragraphs addressing each criterion. The supporting statement is an essential part of the selection process and thus a failure to provide this information will mean that the application will not be considered. An answer to any of the criteria such as "Please see attached CV" will not be considered acceptable. 

Please note that if you are shortlisted and are unable to attend on the interview date it may not be possible to offer you an alternative date.

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